Entries for July 1999

Montreal, Quebec: More than 300 people were evacuated from their homes because of concerns about toxic smoke produced by a fire at an abandoned paint factory.More information

FridayJul 30

Charlotte, N.C.: A maintenance worker at a trucking terminal shot and killed his supervisor, then fatally shot himself.More information

ThursdayJul 29

Torrance, CA: A fire at a gasoline refinery knocked out one of two hydrogen units, hindering production.More information

WednesdayJul 28

Hartford, CT: A fire broke out in a shredder unit at a local plant.More information

WednesdayJul 28

Stratford, CT: A chemical compound used to test the sprinkler system at an aircraft plant temporarily fouled the local municipal water supply. About 400 families were told not to use the water for drinking or bathing.More information

TuesdayJul 27

Huachuca City, AZ: A concrete worker died after being trapped under a ton of gravel deposited into a large metal hopper.More information

TuesdayJul 27

Baltimore, MD: A small explosion at a plant released a chemical vapor cloud. The incident was the first test of a new community alert system installed after an earlier release.More information

TuesdayJul 27

Roanoke, VA: A storage building at an army ammunition plant was destroyed by fire.More information

Spokane, WA: Two workers constructing shelving at a mail-order business were injured when the lift they were using collapsed.More information

ThursdayJul 22

Robards, KY: Two workers at a processing plant died when they fell into a pit of chicken parts being made into cat food. One died in a rescue effort to save the first.More information

TuesdayJul 20

Calgary, Alberta: A parked truck loaded with fireworks exploded in an industrial park, spraying the area with shrapnel.More information

TuesdayJul 20

Iowa City, IA: A corrosive chemical spilled as it was being unloaded at a factory that makes toothpaste and shampoo, creating a vapor cloud that forced the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people.More information

MondayJul 19

Dearborn, MI: A vacant building at a massive auto-making complex burned. Six workers died in a February explosion at the same plant.More information

Philadelphia, PA: A worker at a scrap-iron company was killed when his arm became entangled in some machinery and was torn from his body.More information

TuesdayJul 13

Henderson, NV: The death of an employee on the job at a clothes manufacturing plant led to a two-day shutdown of the facility.More information

TuesdayJul 13

North Haven, CT: Emergency responders were called in to deal with an overturned and leaking railroad tank car.More information

MondayJul 12

Dayton, OH: Within a single 14-hour period, a paper plant was the scene of an explosion, a fire and a release of orange dye into a nearby river. One worker was seriously injured in the explosion.More information